Birthdays occurring on August, 2

1854

Francis Marion Crawford was born on August 2, 1854 No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship More quotations from Francis Marion Crawford

1858

William Watson was born on August 2, 1858 English poet wrote lyrical and political verse. He is known especially for his brief, epigrammatic poems, 1858-1935 Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness More quotations from William Watson

1871

John Sloan was born on August 2, 1871 Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind More quotations from John Sloan

1892

Jack L. Warner was born on August 2, 1892 Canadian film producer (brother of Harry M. Warner), 1892-1978 You were very good playing a bitch-heroine, but you shouldn't win an award for playing yourself. More quotations from Jack L. Warner

Deaths occurring on August, 2

1945

Pietro Mascagni died on August 2, 1945 Italian operatic composer. 1863-1945 Modern music is as dangerous as cocaine More quotations from Pietro Mascagni

1955

Wallace Stevens died on August 2, 1955 American poet whose work explores the interaction of reality and what man can make of reality in his mind. 1879-1955 Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. More quotations from Wallace Stevens

1972

Paul Goodman died on August 2, 1972 American poet, 1911-1972 To translate, one must have a style of his own, for otherwise the translation will have no rhythm or nuance, which come from the process of artistically thinking through and molding the sentences; they cannot be reconstituted by piecemeal imitation. The problem of translation is to retreat to a simpler tenor of one's own style and creatively adjust this to one's author. More quotations from Paul Goodman

1978

Totie Fields died on August 2, 1978 American actress, 1930-1978 I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is fourteen days. More quotations from Totie Fields